Wheel Hop with MT Dr's?
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Wheel Hop with MT Dr's? I know these tires are hook well but if you get em to spin at the track do they wheel hop?
I tried Nittos and BFG's at the track and if they spun I got bad wheel hop. I tried changing the lower control arms but the immediate cure was going to ET Streets. My research here tells me I'm not the only one this happens to. Even when the Et Streets spin at the track they don't wheel hop. Have to assume it's the sidewall absorbing it.
I'm ready to buy the MT DR's but won't if they hop when they spin. Anybody have this happen?
I tried Nittos and BFG's at the track and if they spun I got bad wheel hop. I tried changing the lower control arms but the immediate cure was going to ET Streets. My research here tells me I'm not the only one this happens to. Even when the Et Streets spin at the track they don't wheel hop. Have to assume it's the sidewall absorbing it.
I'm ready to buy the MT DR's but won't if they hop when they spin. Anybody have this happen?
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From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
I used to have a set of MT ET Street Drag Radials for the track. I never had any wheel hop issues when I was using them. When they did spin, it would only be for a second and then they would hook hard with no wheel hop issues. They hook amazingly well for a radial tire. I got my best 60' of 1.58 with this tire in 275/40/17. I only got rid of them because I need a little more traction since I'm spraying out of the hole now. Hope this helps a little. Take it easy.
only time my 275/60/15 m/t radials wheel hoped was when i ran too LOW of a tire pressure. mine seemed most happy at 20-22 psi. when i went down to 15 psi i hoped and spun.
i went 1.4 60' on these tires.
i went 1.4 60' on these tires.
Only time I got mine to spin was launching off the 6200 rpm rev limiter. Got too agressive on the clutch and spun and hopped a little. I lifted and then hammered it. Normal launch was around 5K and easing into the clutch to protect the stock 10 bolt.
